It seemed as though there had been a party by the Ravensbourne in Deptford - there were KFC wrappers and cheap lager cans at one point. It was about the only litter though - much of the rest of the walk through Brookmill Park was removing the invasive Himalayan balsam and keeping the path open with secateurs. Adi will have had a lot more litter in Sydenham’s Mayow Park.

Ms Y had had a bad week, a fall had hospitalised her for a few days, so the food requirements were quite limited and very quick as a result. What she did need was some company, so I stayed and we chatted an hour or so. It was much more like a coach/social visit. She seemed so much happier by the time I left. The grumpy monkey was an explanation of where a friend I bumped into whilst shopping lived. It is part of a longer mural of endangered species.

A trolley full of shopping for Mr J today - starting with the now usual trip to fishmongers on Deptford High Street for his mackerel. With lots form the market and a reducing amount from ASDA. A long chat afterwards - he’s low because his wife is in hospital.

Took advantage of cat-sitting locally in Cat-ford, to go make time to help out at a volunteer session at GGL local favourite Wildcat Wilderness.

Thanks to the combination of rain and sunshine, the nettles have been flourishing and need clearing on a weekly basis. So I got to work with my trusty weed-slasher, Mike spent the entirety of the 3 hour session trying to dig out a metal pipe (another GG fave task - Oli!!!) and Elodie did gardening like a normal person.

At the end we all sat in a clearing amongst the willow trees and had our lunches and enjoyed some of Maria’s delicious ginger cake.

Very straightforward, picked up the sample from Mr J, ran a kilometre, delivered sample to GP’s surgery, washed hands, ran off.

To quote Marta "Thanks everyone! Very happy to have had 900 opportunities to spend time with amazing people like you guys!! ❤️". Well we're more than happy to share you with Greenwich and to celebrate the amazing achievement of 900 good deeds! You might have to wait another 100 good deeds for a tshirt and with your current rate of good deeds, we'll need to get planning for that one soon.

The task for the evening was to Alexander Care Home in Ladywell to continue tackling the weeds in the garden. We made a good dent in the flower beds last time and now this time we were focusing on the gaps in the pacing stones and the alkinet and brambles at the back of the garden.

The group then took a leisurely walk to keep me company on the short journey to Mamma Dough. It was good to chat about Charlotte Church, Marta staring in a gameshow, Saturday morning TV and the Pope visiting Charlton.

Thanks to Paul for getting the group to the task whilst I jumped on the bus. Next week is a double task so we need all hands on deck to tackle weeds at both Florence Green and Luxmore Garden.